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Take Five: Warsh, war and worsening conditions?
April 17 (Reuters) - Financial markets are in a buoyant mood as U.S. President Donald Trump signals confidence that the war in Iran will end soon, with talks probably on the cards again this weekend. ...
Apr 17, 2026
Lebanese return home as ceasefire with Israel mostly holds
By Laila Bassam and Thomas Suen BEIRUT/QASMIYEH, Lebanon, April 17 (Reuters) - People uprooted by the war in Lebanon began returning to devastated towns and neighbourhoods on Friday, with many finding...
Apr 17, 2026
Envoy expects U.S.-Turkey to 'soon' solve issue of sanctions over S-400 defences
ANTALYA, Turkey, April 17 (Reuters) - U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack said on Friday he expected Washington and Ankara to soon solve the issue of U.S. sanctions over Turkey's purchase of Russian...
Apr 17, 2026
Three charged after attempted arson at Iran International office in London
LONDON, April 17 (Reuters) - British police said on Friday they had charged three people over an attempted arson attack on offices linked to television station Iran International in northwest London e...
Apr 17, 2026
India smartphone shipments fall to 6-year low in Q1 amid price hikes, Counterpoint Research says
April 17 (Reuters) - India's smartphone shipments fell 3% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026, marking their weakest quarterly performance in six years as cost pressures, price hikes and soft de...
Apr 17, 2026
STOXX 600 on track for fourth weekly win on Mideast diplomacy hopes
By Ragini Mathur April 17 (Reuters) - A subdued STOXX 600 was on track to notch its fourth straight weekly gain on Friday, as cautious investors waited for a potentially pivotal weekend that could bri...
Apr 17, 2026
Crowds gather in Cameroon for biggest event of Pope Leo's Africa tour
By Ngouda Dione and Joshua McElwee DOUALA, Cameroon, April 17 (Reuters) - Thousands of people were crowding into a stadium in Douala, Cameroon's largest city and economic hub, for a Mass with Pope Leo...
Apr 17, 2026
Kpop's biggest labels consider creating Coachella-style global festival
SEOUL, April 17 (Reuters) - South Korea's biggest Kpop agencies are in talks to join forces on a global music festival that could bring together the industry's top stars, in what some local media have...
Apr 17, 2026
Ford recalls about 1.4 million pickup trucks over gearshift issue, NHTSA says
April 17 (Reuters) - Ford is recalling about 1.4 million F-150 pickup trucks in the U.S. following a U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) investigation into reports of unexpecte...
Apr 17, 2026
Moroccan farms turn to West African migrants to plug labour deficit
By Ahmed Eljechtimi AIT AMIRA, Morocco, April 17 (Reuters) - Deep in Morocco's fertile heartlands, pickup trucks carrying migrants from sub-Saharan Africa roll past a sea of plastic greenhouses produc...
Apr 17, 2026
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